Chris Chan

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We wish there was a handbook for success, but there isn’t. Here’s the next best thing: a list of ways you can realize your dreams–and be a more productive person in the process.<p>Wouldn’t it be great if success was simple?<p>But it isn’t.<p>There’s no one-size-fits-all answer for success in work and life, …

<b>Samsung has become the most profitable mobile phone company in the world, overtaking Apple, a report says.</b><p>Samsung's handset division had an estimated operating profit of $5.2bn (£3.4bn) in the second quarter of 2013, according to Strategy Analytics.<p>Apple's iPhone operating profit was estimated at …

Sit back, relax, and imagine enjoying a cocktail shaken up in your own home bar—and then imagine it disappearing for an easy and...<p>San Francisco-based developer Pacific Eagle Holdings set out to create a living space where residents could work during the day...<p>Ready to kick off the weekend with a …

Following a two-month delay, Leap Motion is today finally launching its incredibly innovative 3D gesture controller to the public.<p>The first devices are being shipped to pre-order customers ahead of a retail release on July 27. For those lucky enough to get their controller today – a speedy or …

"Your cat is just chasing a reflection. Maybe I shouldn't alert the homeowner about this. Or, wait...maybe I should."<p>Canary, a new networked home security system, was posted on Indiegogo this morning. There are lots of similar inexpensive systems out there--most notably the Dropcam--but we're …

Singing 'Happy Birthday' before having a slice of cake makes it taste better, scientists claim.<p>Rituals such as saying grace, making a birthday wish while blowing out candles or the ceremonial cutting of the cake before eating can enhance the flavour of the food, according to a new study.<p>The study, …

And you thought 97 degrees F was bad.<p>Recently, we told you about an exoplanet that rains glass. <i>Sideways</i>. Which got us thinking: 1.) we will never complain about the weather here on Earth again and 2.) surely that's got to be the worst place to live in the entire universe. But no! With the help of …

Cool, huh? Now you can plan your own personal moon flight accordingly.<p>If you're interested in traveling to the moon, here's a chance to (literally) take a page out of Apollo 11's handbook: the National Archives has this snippet of the Apollo 11 flight plan, and it's basically a how-to for a …

Global warming has been on "pause" for 15 years but will speed up again and is still a real threat, Met Office scientists have warned.<p>Surface temperatures around the world have not increased on average since the late 1990s, causing some sceptics to suggest that climate change is not happening as …